This poignant editorial summarizes the sorrow that the Rees brothers, editors of the Washington Statesman, feel at the death of their younger brother, dead on the battlefield at 21. Their resentment of the northern politicians who have prolonged the…
Article calls for "the whole power of the general government to be used... If to do this blood must be spilled--be it so." Also, that "while they only threatened, they had sympathizers," but now after the attack on Fort Sumter, "forbearance must…
The Washington Standard (a direct competitor of the Pioneer and Democrat) says the Pioneer and Democrat newspaper folded "solely on account of business troubles, caused by the failure of the United States to pay for services rendered for printing,…
"Believe no Administration war or political news from this time until the election shall have passed." The implication is that the Lincoln folks are portraying his chances of winning the election untruthfully. "McCellan's success is certain, and the…
The Statesman editor reports, with glee, that the draft may soon extend to the west coast. He writes that this will occur despite the assurances of the "lawyial" Unionists.
The organization of the states of Oregon and California into a military…
The Republican Washington Standard republishes an editorial from the San Francisco Times, arguing against compromise. "No peace will ever be made upon the basis of compromise... There is nothing to compromise about" after the attack on Fort Sumter.
A Confederate flag was raised in Victoria, BC, during public celebrations of the 21st birthday of the Prince of Wales. The owner of the establishment was paid $40 to raise it, and police had to be called out to keep order. Union supporters, including…
The editor quotes the Abolitionist organ as saying, referring to the Union after the war, "...we can have it renovated and cleansed by the fiery ordeal through which it will have passed, with the foul blot of human bondage erased." The editor claims…
The editor goes on to say, "...assigning a reason as a change for his politics that it was also lately inconsistent for a man to be a good Christian and a Democrat at the same time. Rather a good joke on our Democratic friends."